Limicolaria flammea

Limicolaria flammea is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.

[1] It was found as an introduced species in Tuas South, on the tropical island of Singapore, for the first time in 2006.

[1] The spread of Limicolaria flammea is potentially damaging to the multi‐billion dollar horticultural industry in Singapore.

[1] Oil palm and cocoa plantations are also mentioned as suitable habitat for Limicolaria flammea in Nigeria.

[1] In laboratory experiments, Limicolaria flammea fed readily on potato, apple, lettuce, and carrot, and it is likely that the snails are unselective phytophagous, as has been reported for its congeners.

Three shells of Limicolaria flammea of different ages, adult on the left. Scale bar is 1 cm.